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Issue 166 - January 7, 2003 - Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine
Welcome to Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine Jim Rohn International - The Official Site of America's Foremost Business Philosopher Today's issue is going out to 98,987 weekly subscribers. Thank you in advance for forwarding this issue to friends, family and associates! Have a great week! JR/JRI ======================================================== Today's issue includes: 1. Article - Change Begins With Choice by Jim Rohn 1. Change Begins With Choice by Jim Rohn Any day we wish; we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we wish; we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge. Any day we wish; we can start a new activity. Any day we wish; we can start the process of life change. We can do it immediately, or next week, or next month, or next year. We can also do nothing. We can pretend rather than perform. And if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labor, entertainment over education, delusion over truth, and doubt over confidence. The choices are ours to make. But while we curse the effect, we continue to nourish the cause. As Shakespeare uniquely observed, "The fault is not in the stars, but in ourselves." We created our circumstances by our past choices. We have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning today. Those who are in search of the good life do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions. They need the truth. They need the whole truth. And they need nothing but the truth. We cannot allow our errors in judgment, repeated every day, to lead us down the wrong path. We must keep coming back to those basics that make the biggest difference in how our life works out. And then we must make the very choices that will bring life, happiness and joy into our daily lives. And if I may be so bold to offer my last piece of advice for someone seeking and needing to make changes in their life - If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree. You have the ability to totally transform every area in your life - and it all begins with your very own power of choice. To Your Success,
2. Vitamins for the Mind by Jim Rohn Personal Responsibility by Jim Rohn Don't become a victim of yourself. Forget about the thief waiting in the alley; what about the thief in your mind? It is not what happens that determines the major part of your future. What happens, happens to us all. It is what you do about what happens that counts. You say, "The country is messed up." That's like cursing the soil and the seed and the sunshine and the rain, which is all you've got. Don't curse all you've got. When you get your own planet, you can rearrange this whole deal. This one you've got to take like it comes. Walk away from the 97% crowd. Don't use their excuses. Take charge of your own life. Take advice, but not orders. Only give yourself orders. Abraham Lincoln once said, "Since I will be no one's slave, I will be no one's master." You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of. You don't have charge of the constellations, but you do have charge of whether you read, develop new skills, and take new classes. Your paycheck is not your employer's responsibility, it's your responsibility. Your employer has no control over your value, but you do.
******************************************************** 3. Life is a Balancing Act by Mark Victor Hansen Life on a tightrope Imagine a tightrope walker in circus. He is on a rope suspended a few feet above the straw covered floor. His purpose is to walk the rope from one end to other. He holds a long bar in his hands to help him maintain his balance. But he must do more than simply walk. On his shoulders he balances a chair. And in that chair sits a young woman who is herself balancing a rod on her forehead, and on top of that rod is a plate. If at any time one of the items should start to drift off balance, he must stop until he can get all of them in perfect alignment again. For the tightrope artist doesn´t begin until all the elements above him are aligned. Only then does he move forward, carefully, slowly across the rope. I suggest that life is very much a balancing act and that we are always just a step away from a fall. We are constantly trying to move forward with our purpose, to achieve our goals. All the while trying to keep in balance the various elements of our lives. Getting out of Balance Many of us get out of balance with regard to money. If we don´t have sufficient money, then our lives become a money chase. We constantly devote our energies toward improving our finances. In the process we tend to take energy away from our family, our mate, our spiritual and mental needs, even our health. More important, we don´t move forward toward our life purpose. We don´t proceed along the tightrope. Only when we get our finances straightened out can we spread our energies to all the other aspects of our life and proceed with our purpose. Other areas of our life could be out of harmony. It could be our relationship with our wife or husband. It could be a spiritual emptiness that is gnawing at our insides. It could be lack of appropriate social contract. It could be illness. If any aspect of our life draws a disproportionate amount of energy, we have to shortchange the other aspects. The throws us off and we are unable to move forward on life´s tightrope until a balance can be reestablished. Getting Balance Our first priority, therefore, is getting our life in balance. We need to deal with any areas that are taking too much energy and put them in perspective align them so that we have energy available for all areas. It´s important here to understand that others cannot do this for us. I can be me and only you, you. No one can think, breathe, feel, see, experience, love or die for either of us. Inside, we are what we are. We all come into life without a map, an operating manual or a definition of ourselves, other then male or female. It´s up to us to balance all the different aspects of our lives. We can do to by pushing the "decide" buttons in our lives. Making an Assessment Are we able to devote ample energy to all areas? Or are we tipped off to one side, unbalanced in one direction? Steps to Achieving Balance in Your Life 1. Assess your life as it is now. Looking at ourselves as we really are is the first step in re-creating our lives. Do you feel physically exhausted, mentally stagnant, or find yourself without close relationships? Would you call yourself a workaholic? Do you feel a lack of spiritual alignment? If you answer yes to any of these questions, your life is probably out of balance. 2. Make a conscious decision to become balance. Choosing reality as our basis of decision, is the second step to becoming balanced. Achieving balance allows us to reach our goals and our purpose in life while creating less stress to do so. A conscious decision to change is now in order. 3. Re-make that decision on a minute-to-minute schedule. We are all instant forgetters. Remember all those New Year resolutions? Renewing our decisions on a daily, minute to minute basis allows us to ease into change, instead of expecting things to change overnight. 4. Set goals in every area of your life. Set realistic goals in all areas of your life to assist yourself in remembering that your ultimate goal is balance. Your goal should cover: a. Relationships, both at home and in the marketplace 5. Be willing to take the risk. Being willing to assess ourselves and take the risk to change will not only enhance our lives, but you will feel more energy and an expanded awareness of what life is all about. Acknowledging that balance is essential, and recreating your life to encompass your decision is worth all the risk. 6. Make time to re-assess yourself on a daily basis. None of us can really know how well we are doing with change in our lives unless we are willing to re-assess our position. Don´t feel that your decisions are made in concrete, if something feels that it isn´t working, be willing to look at a new decision. Make time for yourself every day, in a quiet meditative state, to relax and "check yourself out". Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series, has for more than 25 years, uniquely focused on the vital elements of human behavior that most affect our personal and professional lives and has influenced society's top leaders and the general public on a global scale. To learn more about Mark and to receive 20% off Mark's best-selling audio programs Sell Yourself Rich, How To Think Bigger, The Aladdin Factor and How to Build Your Speaking and Writing Empire, visit www.YourSuccessStore.com
**************************************************************** 4. Lessons Learned From The Mastermind Session This past week I was able to take some time and review my journal notes from the past few years. I was particularly stirred by a page of miscellaneous comments I jotted down while at the Mastermind Session on the third day of the Jim Rohn Weekend Event. Part of the format included Jeffrey Gitomer, the emcee of Day Three, asking both the speaker panel and the audience made up of Platinum attendees, a variety of questions including the greatest lesson that their parents taught them, the book that has had the greatest impact on their lives, what have they done to rebound from adversity, their number one key to success, travel tips for vip's etc... Hope you will be able to benefit from some of the simple but profound responses and comments. Unfortunately I'm not able to put a name or credit with each comment. Kyle Wilson Here they are: Do not Gossip - Ever!!!!! Spend so much time giving Recognition that I do not have time to worry about needing it myself! Read books!! Listen to tapes!!! Two universal connecters - humor and music!! Study humor, learn jokes and quotes. Treat everyone with respect and enthusiasm. Listen better. Follow-up. Inspire people. 100% responsible for how I feel! Do Not Brag!!! Be Modest!!! Two things: 1) God is just - I'm in trouble. 2) But God is merciful so I have a chance. Absolute Trust!!!!!! Gratitude journal - keep a journal daily. Pray and meditate daily. Abundance and Give Life is not complicated, people are. Spend your time working with people. Tell children they have natural leadership ability!!!! Never, Never, Never Insult!! Write down all the good things my parents, wife, staff and influences have done for me. What are we telling our children. I saw my parents always bragging and edifying each other and that has helped me today. The greatest memory I can leave my children is that God loves me just as I am. When traveling, always say to the hotel or restaurant "We are celebrating, I want the best, (compliment) if you can't do it I will certainly understand." Mr. Jones is my boss, he is very important, I really need to get his upgrade.... Have an incredible appetite for learning. Become an attractive person - speech, dress, communication, smile, warmth, caring, giving. The distance between changing from one direction to another is very short. The only mark of perfection is to not see the imperfections of others. Give others a standing ovation. Listen to tapes to bounce from adversity, took responsibility. Gratitude The qualities of my thoughts determine the quality of my life.
Excerpted from the Jim Rohn New Millennium Program (DVD #7)
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